diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f4d77e90..ea1e6ba8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -552,12 +552,9 @@ You can pass additional mount options to the `local` driver. For mounting an NFS
 docker_volume { 'nfs-volume':
   ensure  => present,
   driver  => 'local',
-  options => {
-    type   => 'nfs4',
-    o      => 'addr=10.10.10.10,rw',
-    device => ':/exports/data'
-  },
+  options => ['type=nfs','o=addr=%{custom_manager},rw','device=:/srv/blueocean']
 }
+
 ```
 
 The name value and the `ensure` parameter are required. If you do not include the `driver` value, the default `local` is used.
@@ -574,9 +571,7 @@ docker::volumes:
     ensure: present
     driver: local
     options:
-      type: "nfs"
-      o: "addr=%{custom_manager},rw",
-      device: ":/srv/blueocean"
+      - ['type=nfs','o=addr=%{custom_manager},rw','device=:/srv/blueocean']
 ```
 
 Available parameters for `options` depend on the used volume driver. For details, see
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/docker_volume.rb b/lib/puppet/type/docker_volume.rb
index 0e7cfedf..705da70e 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/docker_volume.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/docker_volume.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     desc 'The volume driver used by the volume'
   end
 
-  newproperty(:options) do
+  newparam(:options) do
     desc 'Additional options for the volume driver'
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/lib/puppet/type/docker_volume_spec.rb b/spec/unit/lib/puppet/type/docker_volume_spec.rb
index 992449b4..c2de5acf 100644
--- a/spec/unit/lib/puppet/type/docker_volume_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/lib/puppet/type/docker_volume_spec.rb
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
     [
       :name,
       :provider,
+      :options,
     ]
   end
 
   let :properties do
     [
       :driver,
-      :options,
       :mountpoint,
     ]
   end